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Market Notebook, Year End, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Full Year Data, 2019 This edition of the notebook attempts to capture the full year 2019 total return performance for future reference.  Economic data and charts may reflect a period beyond year...

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Market Notebook, September 1st, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Win Win Week for Bonds and Global Equities The bond complex remained strong during the last week, while global equities rebounded nicely, setting up a win win scenario for diversified investors....

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Market Notebook, August 25th, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> U.S. and China Trade Fears Roil Equities The trade war between the U.S. and China came to the fore late last week, roiling equity markets and shoring up bond market gains.  Expect such volatility to...

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Market Notebook, August 18th, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Inverted Yield Curve Sparks Recession Concerns During the last week, global equities struggled while the bond complex rallied on global growth concerns.  Financial news outlets focused on yield curve...

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Market Notebook, August 11th, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Continued Volatility in Equities and Bonds Both equities and bonds experienced significant volatility last week on U.S. and China trade concerns.  While no one tends to complain about volatility to the...

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Market Notebook, August 4th, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Equities Come Under Pressure while Bonds Rally Equities came under pressure last week while bonds rallied. Market participant's attention was largely focused on the Fed and whether the Fed would offer up...

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Market Notebook July 28th, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Equities Push Higher While Bonds Remain Flat Last week equities pushed higher while the bond complex was mostly flat. Price action seems to indicate that equity investors are shrugging off risk concerns...

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Market Notebook, April 28, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK> Role Reversal Last week, roles reversed as global equities generally consolidated while the bond complex rose smartly in price. Busy Economic Data Release Schedule One might expect an uptick in volatility...

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Market Notebook, April 21, 2019

 <CLICK TO READ THIS WEEK'S NOTEBOOK>   Last week, global equities performed well while the bond complex consolidated.The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index expanded in March.  The slowing rate of expansion may mean a slower real...

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Market Notebook December 31st, 2017

  Strong Week for Global Equities and Commodities Last week was a strong week for global equities and commodities, helping to push equity prices back towards their all time highs. VT, Vanguard’s Total...

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